In class
5/6 - Reading and pictures on Beit Hanina/ Psgat Zeev- Settlements arguments shared
5/7- Settlement debates Buy or not Buy
5/11- Funding question- QFI?
5/28- share essay ideas and outline and newspaper article
5/29- IDs sharing- final questions- "jerusalem syndrome"
Due 5/28
Is the conflict in Jerusalem a religious conflict?
2 paragraphs - yes
2 paragraphs- no Due 5/22
Zionism reading
Due 5/20
Write IDs
Saladin
Pope Urban II
Bring book to class
Due 5/15
As a school, should we support certain ideas? If so, what ideas? How should we support them?
Due 5/14
Respond to today's conversation. You may respond to any point that was made or question that was asked. Please be sure to quote your classmates and expand your ideas with examples and reasoning
If you need a specific question, respond to the following:
"Does QFI/ the teacher significantly influence the ideas that are discussed in class and, as a result, the ideas of the students? How/ why?"
Due 5/11
Monday's discussion: who owns ideas? Can you own an idea
How does funding effect perspective? How does it effect decisions? How does it effect what we should or should not discuss? Due 5/8
Reaction to the debates.
What was it like to argue your position? What arguments did you hear that were convincing? What arguments did you hear that were NOT convincing? What questions do you have as a result of this debate?
Due 5/7
Prepare your "opening remarks" for the debate tomorrow. You must prepare remarks for both sides and use evidence from the text as well as reasoned explanation of your side.
Due 5/6
Read p. 54-58
On p. 57 guy has a dilemma- Write one paragraph defending each position
Due 5/4
Final revisions of Blog Post due Monday
Include:
-Title
-Subtitle/ Quote
-Image
Due 5/1
Blog post revisions-- Final draft due Friday Requirements
a. Quote and follow up question
b. Background information
c. Evidence from film
d. Implications/ inferences/ analysis
e. Personal Reactions
Due 4/29
Email Tamara with a follow-up question (cc me)
Bring a hard copy of your blog post to class
Due 4/27
Draft of a blog post about Tamara Erde's visit.
You must quote her in the post.
(min 250 words) Due 4/23
1) Refine Questions
2) Cue scenes to discuss tomorrow in class
3) Check the "styles of questions" notes from 2 weeks ago. Add a new style of question. Due 4/22 http://vimeo.com/93354185 PW: myland
Cue up specific scenes to watch and discuss (time and observations) Write questions for director Write categories of questions (eg. background information, questions about director's perspective, questions about editing decisions etc...)
Due 4/20
Finish Writing Questions for the director Due 4/17
Research terms from the film (especially place names, schools, and events). Summarize the different perspectives in the film in <1 page Due 4/16
Questions before you watch. What are your expectations? What will you watch for? Due 4/15
Background research about the director Tamara Erde Due 4/9
What holiday is coming up? (multiple answers) Due Next Class Is mapping "protecting Israel" or "controlling palestinians"? What are the possible impacts of mapping on each side? Is mapping justified?
Respond to our conversation today by exploring one of the following themes. Reference what your classmates said:
Feel free to explore the idea in any way you like- you can write, draw, compile music, pictures, objects etc. The important element is to talk about your reflection tomorrow in class.
past/present
fear/ danger/hope
experiences
transformation
identity
individual/ group
making us feel close to feelings that are hard to understand
pleasure/pain
Due Thursday 3/12
Finish August reading for questions and terms
Due Thursday 3/5
1) Observe the background images on page 24 in the old city. What do you notice? Pay attention to people and architecture. Make a list of the "uniforms" you see.
2) On page 25, Guy has an experience that transports him to a different time and place and connects him directly to other people. Think of an object, experience, or place that would connect you to someone or something you care about. Examples could be a famous athlete's jersey, a singers autograph etc.
Due Wednesday 3/4 Term collection- each student write a list of the 15 most important terms we have discussed so far
Due Monday 3/2
Reading 16-28
Look for examples of everyday life in Jerusalem
Look for uniforms
Due Friday 2/27
Reading 16-28 Due Thursday 2/26
Response: which stakeholders did you rank first in importance? How did you decide? What standard did you use to evaluate?
-->Be sure to respond directly to classmates' comments. Due Monday 2/23
1) Re-read the Marathon article __Marathon__
2) List the "stakeholders" - the groups or people who are involved in the issue
their "claim" - what they say about the issue
their "stake" - what they stand to gain/ lose
3) Rank the stakeholders and pay attention to your reasoning. In class Monday you will have to defend your rankings
Due Friday 2/20
Read and annotate the following 3 articles. Look for important terms and references to different perspectives. __Marathon__
Due Thursday 2/19
Read p. 1-15- Questions and "terms"
Ash Wednesday- Identify the holiday
Due Tuesday 2/17
Introduction to the text based on the cover and the first few pages. Observe the images and make inferences. Use your preconceptions about the city as well as the work we have done in the first 3 weeks to intro the text. Maximum 3 pages double-spaced
Due Friday 2/13
What are the elements of a quality introduction?
Due Thursday 2/12
Write a reflection on the film. You can use these questions as a starting point.
What facts do you remember best? What comments/ scenes stood out? What new things did you learn about the city? What parts of the movie agreed with your preconceptions? What parts disagreed with your preconceptions? Describe how the director treats the themes we have talked about so far. Use specific scenes. How does the film reveal layers of Jerusalem? Which layers does it discuss specifically? Give examples. How does the film address insiders and outsiders? Give examples. What did the film leave out? Why do you think the director chose to use women as the main characters?
Respond to the quotes. What do you think they mean? Do they agree or disagree with your preconceptions of the city?
The film begins with the quote, "Muslims Christians and Jews live together but in separate quarters," and ends with the quote, "for centuries people have fought to control this city but Muslims, Christians, and Jews share their love for this land which binds together the hopes of the world."
Due Monday 2/9
Monday- going to Jerusalem 3D. Bring a lunch and meet at the blacktop at 12pm!
1-3 page reflection on week 1 and 2
"Does multiple perspectives = different truths?"
"What themes have we explored? What important ideas are connected to Jerusalem? What questions do you have?"
-explore our conversations and what conclusions you have drawn. (birthright, preconceptions, layers, calendars, languages, names, insider/outsider, multiple perspectives, spectrum)
Due Friday 2/6
List of terms from Mr. B- research your own term.
Reflection on presentation.
What seemed important? What was surprising? What was expected? What questions do you still have?
When did Mr. B reveal different layers of Jerusalem and the surrounding area?
When did Mr. B talk about being an insider/ outsider?
When did Mr. B address differing perspectives?
DueThursday 2/5
1) Questions for Mr. Benjamin about his 'birthright trip'
-->As a corollary, look up birthright before the visit
2) Write reflection notes on names and sounds, layers, insider and outsider
Due Wednesday 2/4
Mark names as insider/ outsider + positive, negative, neutral
What's in a name? How do different names reveal different layers of our country/ city/ self Due Monday 2/2
1) Discover how to write your name in Hebrew and Arabic
Hebrew, Gregorian, Islamic
2) 3 Lists
A- what people call your country
B- what people call your city
C- what people call you
Due Thursday 1/29
Ask "would you go to Jerusalem if you could"?
Wednesday 1/28
What comes to mind when you think of Jerusalem?
Ask a family member or friend, categorize their responses, and write follow-up questions.
5/6 - Reading and pictures on Beit Hanina/ Psgat Zeev- Settlements arguments shared
5/7- Settlement debates Buy or not Buy
5/11- Funding question- QFI?
5/28- share essay ideas and outline and newspaper article
5/29- IDs sharing- final questions- "jerusalem syndrome"
Upcoming Assignments
Final draft of Blog post due Friday 5/1
Settlement write-up and support analysis 5/8
Conversation between Tamara and a character (canceled)
http://www.machsomwatch.org/en/qalandia_checkpoint_story_film
Due 5/29
IDs list - 10 each focus on central IDs
Due 5/28
Is the conflict in Jerusalem a religious conflict?
2 paragraphs - yes
2 paragraphs- no
Due 5/22
Zionism reading
Due 5/20
Write IDs
Saladin
Pope Urban II
Bring book to class
Due 5/15
As a school, should we support certain ideas? If so, what ideas? How should we support them?
Due 5/14
Respond to today's conversation. You may respond to any point that was made or question that was asked. Please be sure to quote your classmates and expand your ideas with examples and reasoning
If you need a specific question, respond to the following:
"Does QFI/ the teacher significantly influence the ideas that are discussed in class and, as a result, the ideas of the students? How/ why?"
You may want to review the following texts
Due 5/13
Who owns ideas- Answer the questions on the notes from today. Try to anticipate what others will say and respond.
Due 5/11
Monday's discussion: who owns ideas? Can you own an idea
How does funding effect perspective? How does it effect decisions? How does it effect what we should or should not discuss?
Due 5/8
Reaction to the debates.
What was it like to argue your position? What arguments did you hear that were convincing? What arguments did you hear that were NOT convincing? What questions do you have as a result of this debate?
Due 5/7
Prepare your "opening remarks" for the debate tomorrow. You must prepare remarks for both sides and use evidence from the text as well as reasoned explanation of your side.
Due 5/6
Read p. 54-58
On p. 57 guy has a dilemma- Write one paragraph defending each position
Due 5/4
Final revisions of Blog Post due Monday
Include:
-Title
-Subtitle/ Quote
-Image
Due 5/1
Blog post revisions-- Final draft due Friday
Requirements
a. Quote and follow up question
b. Background information
c. Evidence from film
d. Implications/ inferences/ analysis
e. Personal Reactions
Due 4/29
Email Tamara with a follow-up question (cc me)
Bring a hard copy of your blog post to class
Due 4/27
Draft of a blog post about Tamara Erde's visit.
You must quote her in the post.
(min 250 words)
Due 4/23
1) Refine Questions
2) Cue scenes to discuss tomorrow in class
3) Check the "styles of questions" notes from 2 weeks ago. Add a new style of question.
Due 4/22
http://vimeo.com/93354185
PW: myland
Cue up specific scenes to watch and discuss (time and observations)
Write questions for director
Write categories of questions (eg. background information, questions about director's perspective, questions about editing decisions etc...)
Due 4/20
Finish Writing Questions for the director
Due 4/17
Research terms from the film (especially place names, schools, and events). Summarize the different perspectives in the film in <1 page
Due 4/16
Questions before you watch. What are your expectations? What will you watch for?
Due 4/15
Background research about the director Tamara Erde
Due 4/9
What holiday is coming up? (multiple answers)
Due Next Class
Is mapping "protecting Israel" or "controlling palestinians"?
What are the possible impacts of mapping on each side?
Is mapping justified?
In Class Friday
Listen to ACT 1 of this show:
Mapping
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/493/picture-show
List the important terms
Summarize the different perspectives
Due Friday 3/20
Choose 2 of the people at the scene and write a report from their perspective
Due Thursday 3/19
Reading and Report 36-49
-who is there
-what happens
Due Wednesday 3/18
No Homework!
Due Monday 3/16
IDs Quiz
sample
Due Friday 3/13
Quiz moved to Monday!
Respond to our conversation today by exploring one of the following themes. Reference what your classmates said:
Feel free to explore the idea in any way you like- you can write, draw, compile music, pictures, objects etc. The important element is to talk about your reflection tomorrow in class.
past/present
fear/ danger/hope
experiences
transformation
identity
individual/ group
making us feel close to feelings that are hard to understand
pleasure/pain
Due Thursday 3/12
Finish August reading for questions and terms
Due Thursday 3/5
1) Observe the background images on page 24 in the old city. What do you notice? Pay attention to people and architecture. Make a list of the "uniforms" you see.
2) On page 25, Guy has an experience that transports him to a different time and place and connects him directly to other people. Think of an object, experience, or place that would connect you to someone or something you care about. Examples could be a famous athlete's jersey, a singers autograph etc.
Due Wednesday 3/4
Term collection- each student write a list of the 15 most important terms we have discussed so far
Due Monday 3/2
Reading 16-28
Look for examples of everyday life in Jerusalem
Look for uniforms
Due Friday 2/27
Reading 16-28
Due Thursday 2/26
Response: which stakeholders did you rank first in importance? How did you decide? What standard did you use to evaluate?
-->Be sure to respond directly to classmates' comments.
Due Monday 2/23
1) Re-read the Marathon article
__Marathon__
2) List the "stakeholders" - the groups or people who are involved in the issue
their "claim" - what they say about the issue
their "stake" - what they stand to gain/ lose
3) Rank the stakeholders and pay attention to your reasoning. In class Monday you will have to defend your rankings
Due Friday 2/20
Read and annotate the following 3 articles. Look for important terms and references to different perspectives.
__Marathon__
Apple:
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.548917
http://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-is-not-in-israel-according-to-apple/
Due Thursday 2/19
Read p. 1-15- Questions and "terms"
Ash Wednesday- Identify the holiday
Due Tuesday 2/17
Introduction to the text based on the cover and the first few pages. Observe the images and make inferences. Use your preconceptions about the city as well as the work we have done in the first 3 weeks to intro the text. Maximum 3 pages double-spaced
See Summary from Friday
Due Friday 2/13
What are the elements of a quality introduction?
Due Thursday 2/12
Write a reflection on the film. You can use these questions as a starting point.
What facts do you remember best? What comments/ scenes stood out?
What new things did you learn about the city?
What parts of the movie agreed with your preconceptions? What parts disagreed with your preconceptions?
Describe how the director treats the themes we have talked about so far. Use specific scenes.
How does the film reveal layers of Jerusalem? Which layers does it discuss specifically? Give examples.
How does the film address insiders and outsiders? Give examples.
What did the film leave out?
Why do you think the director chose to use women as the main characters?
Respond to the quotes. What do you think they mean? Do they agree or disagree with your preconceptions of the city?
The film begins with the quote, "Muslims Christians and Jews live together but in separate quarters," and ends with the quote, "for centuries people have fought to control this city but Muslims, Christians, and Jews share their love for this land which binds together the hopes of the world."
Due Monday 2/9
Monday- going to Jerusalem 3D. Bring a lunch and meet at the blacktop at 12pm!
1-3 page reflection on week 1 and 2
"Does multiple perspectives = different truths?"
"What themes have we explored? What important ideas are connected to Jerusalem? What questions do you have?"
-explore our conversations and what conclusions you have drawn. (birthright, preconceptions, layers, calendars, languages, names, insider/outsider, multiple perspectives, spectrum)
Due Friday 2/6
List of terms from Mr. B- research your own term.
Reflection on presentation.
What seemed important? What was surprising? What was expected? What questions do you still have?
When did Mr. B reveal different layers of Jerusalem and the surrounding area?
When did Mr. B talk about being an insider/ outsider?
When did Mr. B address differing perspectives?
Due Thursday 2/5
1) Questions for Mr. Benjamin about his 'birthright trip'
-->As a corollary, look up birthright before the visit
2) Write reflection notes on names and sounds, layers, insider and outsider
Due Wednesday 2/4
Mark names as insider/ outsider + positive, negative, neutral
What's in a name? How do different names reveal different layers of our country/ city/ self
Due Monday 2/2
1) Discover how to write your name in Hebrew and Arabic
Hebrew, Gregorian, Islamic
2) 3 Lists
A- what people call your country
B- what people call your city
C- what people call you
Due Thursday 1/29
Ask "would you go to Jerusalem if you could"?
Wednesday 1/28
What comes to mind when you think of Jerusalem?
Ask a family member or friend, categorize their responses, and write follow-up questions.
Reference:
__Shofar 1__
__Shofar 2__
__Bells 1__
__Bells 2__
__Azan 1__
__Azan 2__
Arabic: القُدس al-Quds
Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִםYerushaláyim